--- title: "15 Scales of justice Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 15 Scales of justice quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Scales of justice sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/susanna-kearsley-10764_justice_sometimes-the-scales-of-justice-find-a-l_2915888.png" --- > [“Sometimes, the scales of justice find a level of their own, without our help... And sometimes, in seeking justice, we don't always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanna-kearsley/sometimes-the-scales-of-justice-find-a-level-of-their-own-without-our/) [Susanna Kearsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susanna-kearsley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/susanna-kearsley-10764_justice_sometimes-the-scales-of-justice-find-a-l_2915888.png) > [The scales of justice often, in my head, are unbalanced. And so my job is to try to balance out those scales.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/letitia-james/the-scales-of-justice-often-in-my-head-are-unbalanced-and-so-my-job/) [Letitia James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/letitia-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/letitia-james-6318_balance_the-scales-of-justice-often-in-my-head-a_2134140.jpg) > [I don't love the phrase 'balancing work and family.' It sets up this idea of scales of justice with work on one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-o-donnell/i-don-t-love-the-phrase-balancing-work-and-family-it-sets-up-this/) [Norah O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-o-donnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/norah-o-donnell-35826_balancing_i-don-t-love-the-phrase-balancing-work-a_354086.jpg) > [“The scales of justice are tilted by money It's rather ironic but far from funny The powerful get cuff links, not handcuffs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-wetch/the-scales-of-justice-are-tilted-by-money-it-s-rather-ironic-but-far/) [Justin Wetch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-wetch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/justin-wetch-10425_justice_the-scales-of-justice-are-tilted-by-mone_1061452.jpg) > [I dont love the phrase balancing work and family. It sets up this idea of scales of justice with work on one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-o-donnell/i-dont-love-the-phrase-balancing-work-and-family-it-sets-up-this-idea/) [Norah O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-o-donnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/norah-o-donnell-35826_family_i-dont-love-the-phrase-balancing-work-an_707382.jpg) > [Poise the cause in justice's equal scales, Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful cause prevails.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/poise-the-cause-in-justice-s-equal-scales-whose-beam-stands-sure/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/william-shakespeare-4_beam_poise-the-cause-in-justice-s-equal-scale_339103.jpg) > [“On the scales of justice, an ounce of words weighs no more than an ounce of feathers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-a-berglas/on-the-scales-of-justice-an-ounce-of-words-weighs-no-more-than-an/) Larry A. Berglas [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/larry-a-berglas-255230_justice_on-the-scales-of-justice-an-ounce-of-wor_2744530.jpg) > [Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-augustine/though-in-the-order-of-nature-angels-rank-above-men-yet-by-scale-of/) [Saint Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-augustine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/saint-augustine-328_angel_though-in-the-order-of-nature-angels-ran_450025.png) > [Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white prosecutor and escorted into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/why-is-it-that-in-this-courtroom-i-face-a-white-magistrate-am/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/nelson-mandela-248_atmosphere_why-is-it-that-in-this-courtroom-i-face_892032.jpg) > [When I close my eyes and think of a writer, I don't imagine him or her as someone who is sitting above…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amitava-kumar/when-i-close-my-eyes-and-think-of-a-writer-i-don-t-imagine-him-or-her/) [Amitava Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amitava-kumar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/amitava-kumar-5002_blindfolded_when-i-close-my-eyes-and-think-of-a-writ_1147878.jpg) > [I've always felt in my own small, little way that if I could just write a story where it works out well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dini/i-ve-always-felt-in-my-own-small-little-way-that-if-i-could-just/) [Paul Dini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/paul-dini-4918_justice_i-ve-always-felt-in-my-own-small-little_1501095.png) > [I am Sa’kagé a lord of shadows. I claim the shadows that the Shadow may not. I am the strong arm of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-weeks/i-am-sa-kag-a-lord-of-shadows-i-claim-the-shadows-that-the-shadow-may/) [Brent Weeks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-weeks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/brent-weeks-1256_and-love_i-am-sa-kag-a-lord-of-shadows-i-claim-th_256904.jpg) > [ I am Sa’kagé a lord of shadows. I claim the shadows that the Shadow may not." \[...\] "I am the strong arm… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-weeks/i-am-sa-kag-a-lord-of-shadows-i-claim-the-shadows-that-the-shadow-may-2/) [Brent Weeks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-weeks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/brent-weeks-1256_and-love_i-am-sa-kag-a-lord-of-shadows-i-claim-th_785893.png) > [“is it i, who have dragged the latter of linger from the shadows the smell of death from the pits; the footprints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nii-norton/is-it-i-who-have-dragged-the-latter-of-linger-from-the-shadows-the/) nii norton [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/nii-norton-98996_afraid-of-change_is-it-i-who-have-dragged-the-latter-of-l_2810042.jpg) > [If you are trying to balance the scales of justice and equality in all your work relationships, you're going to come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-sheindlin/if-you-are-trying-to-balance-the-scales-of-justice-and-equality-in/) [Judy Sheindlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-sheindlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/judy-sheindlin-4359_balance_if-you-are-trying-to-balance-the-scales_741893.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scales-of-justice/#itemlist", "name": "Scales of justice Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Sometimes, the scales of justice find a level of their own, without our help... 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